Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-05

ChnrBo0 WIN AnoouhS
Yesterday Lawrence Marston, OF the
Mareton Company, which has been
playing At the Academy Of Nusic this
week, WAS arrested ON warrant sworn
out by his mar satr, Lewis h. PerlhAm,
chare ing him with assault and battery.
He had Q preliminary hearing before
Squire Bertolette, and was held In 500
bail Tor his appearance ut the Munich
pal COURT this morning
He WAS on hand promptly ct the hour
named, and when the charge WAS read
to him plead guilty, but claimed extern
uAting circumstances, and the judge DE-
cided to hear witnee ses to determtne the
extent OF the assault. ~
Lewis II. Perlham was sworn and
testified that he has been the business
manager OF the Marston Company, and
that there was some dissatisfAotion
among the mem bers on account OF their
salaries not being paid. On Thursday
afternoon Mars,on came Into the r00m
| where the witness was dressing and de
ImAnded an order on the box office TO
enable him to get the receipts. Previ
Gus to this Marston had agreed With
Mr.. Soulier, In the presence OF Mr..
Proctor, that he should hold the receipts
and divide them among the company
consequently he refused TO give the
order demanded by MArsson. The 20
cused then caught him by the throat
and other " ise assa ulted him.
l MArs.on m ade n statement to tht
court that he wac taken out of New
York by Perlhman under . promise Of 6
salary OF $50 week, and that biz
brother Charles, with his wife Mis-
Dunstap). we're 10 receive $12O pei
week Hes said they opened In Cleve
land February IA and during the weel
Ibid business OF 81 700, but notwith
lstA6ding that fact Perlhman only CAV,
Thin SIS and paid his hotel bill. They
came to this city on Monday, and Oh
Tuesday be asked Perlhman for an ordel
on the box office, which he promised Il
give him, but did not do 90. On Thurs
day he took him to task about II In thu
dressiog room, and when he refused t.
Igive him the order caught him by th'
Throat.
In reply Mr.. Perhlmsn. denied that
fthey had made any money in Cleve
Hand, and said that Mr.. Soulier had nd
vancet the money 10 pay their railroad
fares to this city. He also claimed that
he was only employed as manager by
Marston. who was In fact the proprie-
tor OF the company, which could bs
shown by all paper, books, etc beipt
addressed 10 him. and that the bill
we're made out in bis name.
Joseph Wheeler, an employe OF til,
Academy, testified 10 the fact Of the rs
sault, and the Judge imposed fue o
s. and costs, amounting altogether u
tSl0.14, on Marston, which was promptly
Ipaid.
Mr. Perlbsm afterwards called a. tn,
tREPUBLICAN Office aud stated that b,
was employed by Lawrence Marstor
az hit business manager, aud that Mars
ton said that he wanted 500 q week f.
: himself and brother aud his brother
3wife. The remainder was TO be used t,
lpay the company's salaries aud ex
IpeDses, and that II there was any thin
left he, Perlham, WAS to have 1t, An,
that under this arrangement 10 -
never received cent, AS Mars,ol
always settled with the manager Of ia
houses where they played and pockete'
the amount.
Attachments have basn placed on tn
Mansions baggage By Advances Agen
! Berry and also by u hotsl keeper 70
board for mem bers of the com paay, aut
the case will be heard before Squir
Bsrtoietts on April 4, waen Mr.. Peri
: ham expeois to be able to show tina
Lawrence Marston Is the proprietor c
the company and respor sible for thei
bills.
ii The company has disoanded, and IL
: members are leaving the city as fast o
D lpossible. Charles Klein started for Ne
: York yesterisy, where be has an 81
, igsgement in "Romany Rye" con
q lpany. Miss Lille Tucker will start Il
e her home In Chicago this Afternoon
: while the Marston brothers apd Mi
: DuDstsn are still at the Clayton Hous
\ unable to leave town on account OF I,
/ attachments on their baggage